F99-3 Honoring Howard & Laura Blethen and Naming the SJSU Practice Field Blethen Field


Legislative History:

At its meeting of September 13, 1999, the Academic Senate passed the following Policy Recommendation presented by Bethany Shifflett for the Executive Committee.

ACTION BY THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT:
"Approved" signed Robert Caret, October 4, 1999


POLICY RECOMMENDATION

Honoring Howard & Laura Blethen and
Naming the SJSU Practice Field Blethen Field

Whereas: All procedures and requirements for naming a University facility, as stated in University Policy S98-05 have been duly followed; and
Whereas: The Academic Senate of San José State University deeply appreciates the great generosity exhibited by the Blethen family through their gift to San José State University in honor of SJSU alums Howard 'Lefty' Blethen and Laura Wolf Blethen; and
Whereas: The gift will make possible the refurbishment of San José State University's practice field; and
Whereas: The San José State University Baseball program as the campus as a whole will benefit from their gift; now therefore, be it
Resolved: That the Academic Senate of San José State University express its gratitude to Blethen family for giving the University the opportunity to honor its alums while at the same time providing an excellent resource to its current and future students; and be it also
Resolved: That the Academic Senate of San José State University endorse the recommendation of the Special Committee on Facility Naming to honor Howard and Laura Blethen by renaming the practice field "Blethen Field."